Monday, June 2, 2014

TILE INSPIRATIONS - PORTUGUESE PAVEMENTS

Portuguese Pavement, Rossio Square in Lisbon - Brede

The pavement in Rossio Square was installed in the mid 1800's and is white limestone an black basalt.  The use of pavement is believed to have originated in Mesopotamia and the concept was continued in Ancient Rome and Greece. A craft that is rarely used for new work, artisans are involved in restoration. Portuguese pavements are also found in the old colonies of Brazil and Macau.


Promenade at the Copacabana Beach, Brazil
Two and a half miles long, and thirty feet wide, the promenade at Copacabana Beach was completed in 1970 by the world renowned landscape artist Roberto Burle Marx. The most famous beach in Brazil is celebrated by this amazing wave pattern path in white limestone and black basalt.

Wave pattern bath 
Smaller scale, the wave pattern from the Portuguese pavements filter down to a modern bath and mosaic below. Timeless and classic, these mosaics will never go out of style.

Paramour Aquarius Mosaics

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